Names and other identifying information

The following generators produce names and other identifying values for an individual.

Fabricate automatically correlates name and gender columns within a table.

For information about the API data models for these generators, go to Names and other identifying information in the column attributes.

First Name

Produces a given name, such as John or Mary.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Full Name

Produces a full name (given name and family name), such as John Smith and Mary Jones.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Last Name

Produces a family name, such as Smith or Jones.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Middle Name

Produces a name from the same set as the First Name generator. The middle name is always different from the first name.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Nickname

Produces a common nickname for the person, such as Bobby or Lefty.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Passport Number (Global)

Produces a random passport number that matches the country name or code that is in another column of the table.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Passport Number (US)

Produces a random United States passport number.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Person Name Suffix

Produces a name suffix. The possible suffixes are Jr., Sr., and III.

The suffix is applied to 2% of male names.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Person Name Title

Produces a name title. The possible titles are Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Dr..

The Dr. prefix is applied to 1% of all records.

The remaining titles are distributed evenly among the records, and correspond to the gender of the name columns.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

Sex

Populates a column with either Male or Female.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.

SSN

Populates a column with valid United States Social Security numbers (SSNs).

To include the dashes in the values (for example, 123-45-6789), check Include Dashes.

Username

Populates a column with a username. For example, johndoe.

You can configure a weighted distribution of the values.

You can also configure a group key to link the column to other columns.